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Top US military officer General Mark Milley retires
General Mark Milley steps down on Friday after a tumultuous term as the top US military officer that saw him face repeated crises at home and abroad.
General CQ Brown will replace him, becoming the second Black officer after Colin…
Burkina still battling insecurity one year after coup
When he seized power, Captain Ibrahim Traore set himself "two to three months" to improve security in Burkina Faso, but one year on, jihadist attacks still plague the West African nation.
The interim president said at the time of the…
7 Nigerien soldiers killed in jihadist attack, 5 more in ensuing accident
Seven soldiers were killed Thursday in Niger's southwest in an attack by suspected jihadists, and five others died in a traffic accident while trying to respond to the assault.
The deaths come as former colonial power France prepares to…
India space chief unfazed by Moon mission’s apparent end
As hopes dim of further contact with India's Moon rover, the country's space chief has said he was satisfied with the prospect of calling its successful lunar mission to an end.
India began exploring the Moon's surface in August after…
Philippines vows to remove future barriers at disputed reef
The Philippine Coast Guard vowed Friday to "do whatever it takes" to remove any more floating barriers installed by China at a disputed reef in the South China Sea.
The remarks came after an aerial inspection of Scarborough Shoal on…
IEA, ECB urge Europe to move faster on energy transition
Europe must invest more quickly and massively in its energy transition if it wants to remain a global industrial power, top policymakers warned on Friday.
The plea was made at a conference on the clean energy transition hosted by the…
Relatives of detained Saudis urge ‘ashamed’ prince to act on cases
Relatives of Saudis facing heavy sentences for social media posts are calling on the kingdom's de facto ruler to take action after he voiced shame over their cases.
In a rare interview with Fox News last week, Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
More than 50 killed, dozens wounded in Pakistan blasts
More than 50 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday by a suicide bomber targeting a procession marking the birthday of Islam's Prophet Mohammed, officials said.
A second suicide attack by…
Jailed Tunisia opposition chief begins hunger strike
The jailed leader of Tunisian opposition party Ennahdha, Rached Ghannouchi, 82, began a hunger strike on Friday to protest his detention and express support for other "political prisoners", his party said.
A court in the North African…
Four more officials held after Libya flood disaster
Libya's prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of four more officials, bringing to 12 the number held as part of an inquiry into this month's flood that killed thousands.
Flooding caused by hurricane-strength Storm Daniel tore…